In Retail and Service, turnover is a fact of life. But with HigherMe, it doesn’t have to be a problem.
HigherMe uses data and video to help Retail and Service employers find the best employees, faster. The HigherMe Recruitment platform helps managers find, screen, and interview candidates in minutes instead of hours.
How do we do this?
HigherMe uses 30-second videos to showcase a candidate's personality, attitude, and interpersonal skills. Our data-driven [behavioral and psychological] matching algorithms make sure that the candidates you see are the best available. Period.
HigherMe: Manage your business, not turnover.
HigherMe uses data and video to help Retail and Service employers find the best employees, faster. The HigherMe Recruitment platform helps managers find, screen, and interview candidates in minutes instead of hours.
How do we do this?
HigherMe uses 30-second videos to showcase a candidate's personality, attitude, and interpersonal skills. Our data-driven [behavioral and psychological] matching algorithms make sure that the candidates you see are the best available. Period.
HigherMe: Manage your business, not turnover.
Location: United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Employees: 11-50
Phone: (800) 758-7688
Total raised: $1.5M
Founded date: 2014
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | 43North | 43north.or... |
| - | SideCar An... | sidecarang... |
| - | FundersClu... | fundersclu... |
| - | Walnut Ven... | walnutvent... |
| 19.01.2022 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| - | MassChalle... | masschalle... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 19.10.2016 | - | $1.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.08.2026 | HireQuotient’s EasySource Delivers 65% Reduction in Time to Fill, for North America’s PE-Owned Retail Giant | San Francisco, United States, August 19th, 2026, TechnologyWire HireQuotient, which recently announced its strategic partnership with Paylocity (NASDAQ: PCTY), delivers another strong return on investment (ROI) for a PE-owned North American... |
| 14.11.2016 | Why These Boston Startups Will Be Moving to Buffalo for a Year | 43North, part of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's Buffalo Billion project, recently announced the winners of its 2016 competition. And why would we care about a startup contest in Upstate New York? Normally, we wouldn't. This year, though, ... |
| 19.10.2016 | Ashton Kutcher Funds Pillar at Forbes Summit, & More Boston Tech News | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Boston was star struck this week, as the Forbes Under 30 Summit brought Michael Phelps, Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Alba, Richard Branson, and other big names to town. Besides the... |
| 19.10.2016 | HigherMe raises $1.5M to help businesses hire hourly workers | Hiring startup HigherMe is announcing that it has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. It’s also brought on some big names as customers, including Dunkin Donuts, Panera Bread — and most recently, fast food chain White Castle. Co-founder and... |
| 15.10.2016 | Exclusive: How YC-Backed HigherMe Won a VC 'Game of Thrones' & White Castle, Too | The germ of the idea for HigherMe started in a chain of ice cream shops in Ontario, Canada. Co-founder Rob Hunter was running them and hiring wasn't easy. “A lot of millennials don’t answer the phone if they don’t know who’s calling," ... |
| 16.12.2015 | The McDonald's Quotient | I could tell he didn’t get it. Despite his polite smiles and nods, despite my frequently-rehearsed and carefully-refined explanations of what my company did and why it was so great, I could tell that this prospective investor just didn’t re... |
| 16.12.2015 | The McDonald’s Quotient | I could tell he didn’t get it. Despite his polite smiles and nods, despite my frequently-rehearsed and carefully-refined explanations of what my company did and why it was so great, I could tell that this prospective investor just didn’t re... |
| 24.03.2015 | HigherMe — сервис для поиска специалистов в сфере обслуживания Статьи редакции | Каждый день редакция ЦП выбирает один свежий зарубежный стартап, вызвавший резонанс в профессиональном сообществе, и рассказывает о нём читателям. Сегодня в «Идеях для бизнеса» — сервис HigherMe, который позволяет найти специалистов в облас... |
| 21.03.2015 | HigherMe (YC W15) Promises A Smarter Approach To Applying For Retail Jobs And Other Hourly Work | HigherMe launches out of the YC Winter 2015 batch: “When you’re trying to find the right person for a job, résumés don’t always cut it. I suspect that’s true for many jobs, but Rob Hunter, co-founder of HigherMe (part of the current batch... |
| 20.03.2015 | YC-Backed HigherMe Promises A Smarter Approach To Applying For Retail Jobs And Other Hourly Work | When you’re trying to find the right person for a job, résumés don’t always cut it. I suspect that’s true for many jobs, but Rob Hunter, co-founder of HigherMe (part of the current batch of startups incubated at Y Combinator), told me that ... |
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